Category: Encouragement

Do not, therefore, fling away your fearless confidence, for it carries a great and glorious compensation of reward. For you have need of steadfast patience and endurance, so that you may perform and fully accomplish the will of GOD and thus receive and carry away [and enjoy to the full] what is promised. [Heb. 35-36]

Sometimes we need to wait patiently, with fearless confidence on the LORD, until He fulfills what is promised. There are times when failure seems inevitable. It is then that we are to stay calm and focus on the Word in the face of adversity. It is at this point that Satan applies extreme pressure on us to give up and let go of GOD’S Word. Having come so far, don’t do so. We cannot succumb to Satan’s pressure without flinging away our confidence in the promises of GOD. There’s no middle ground. When it comes to standing on the WORD, we’re either on or we’re off.

Patience has the courage to refuse to believe what Satan tries to prove in the physical world. When Satan’s pressure says that GOD is not working on our behalf, patience rejects it as a lie. Patience knows that when faith is exercised to receive a promise from GOD’S WORD, success is inevitable.

Stay blessed as you keep your eyes on Jesus, the Author and finisher of our faith

Have you taken time to pray this morning?

Have you given GOD praise and thanks for watching over you through the night and for waking you to a new day? Have you asked GOD to lead and guide you today and to set a guard over your tongue? Have you brought your petitions to Him, in faith, fully trusting Him to hear your requests and to fulfill your needs? Have you asked GOD to let His will be done in your life today? If so, I believe that you are having a victorious day.

If not, that’s okay. It’s not too late to pray. GOD is always near, eagerly waiting to hear from you. He longs to fellowship with you. Why? Because He loves you.

Humble yourselves, therefore, under GOD’S mighty hand, that He may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.

GOD has good reason for telling us to cast ALL our cares on Him. Cares cause a division between us and GOD. We become so weighed down by our burdens, that we cannot give Him the praise and thanks that He deserves.

We carry our burdens with weak hands that cannot adequately bear the load, therefore when we try to carry our own cares, the devil will use it to devour us. He’ll steal our joy, our peace of mind, our confidence and our worship. He’ll deprive us of sleep as we lie stressing about our problems.

GOD is more than able to carry our loads. He has the whole universe in the palm of His hand. We need to trust Him completely and not try to snatch our cares back because of unbelief in His ability and desire to deal with them.

All that we need to do is let go and let GOD.

Life has value even in old age.

Our lives have worth regardless of age. Too many elderly folk lose their sense of self worth. Rejection by family, being put into old age homes and never or seldom visited, is a major contribution to this feeling of worthlessness. Life circumstances should never dictate our worth. We all have something to give. It doesn’t always have to be something we make with our hands. It can be a listening ear and a praying heart. It can be a word of wisdom or a kind word or gesture. Never sell yourselves short. GOD values you beyond all the treasures of the world. He gave His Son to the Pharisees who falsely accused, jeered and punched Him, to the soldiers who stripped and scourged Him and bowed mockingly before Him and the executioners who crucified Him to redeem us.

You look in the mirror and see a frail old person looking back at you. GOD sees His beloved child, the perfect image of Himself.

The goodness of God
Is unchanging, absolute
It’s that goodness that keeps us
Hedged in and resolute

There are storms we must face
At times on life’s journey
Devastating and cruel
Raging storms without mercy

Though they might beat us down
And render us broken
God’s goodness steps in
Through the Word we have spoken

Then gently He heals
All our wounds all our sorrow
And gives us new strength
And a brighter tomorrow

The power of any oppressor
Who wants to take control
Lies in maintenance of ignorance
Of the masses as his goal

Fear is a major weapon
Rulers wield to keep men down
Subjecting men to their commands
They cause strife to abound

They make use of the media
To spread their vicious lies
The police and the military
Suppress those who are wise

They cause much racial hatred
And division to abound
They know in unity is strength
When people won’t back down

People die for lack of knowledge
So the rulers hide the facts
While they leave death and destruction
Of millions in their tracks

Stand united, all GOD’S people
In the power of His might
Take up your swords, prepare for battle
In the Glory of His Light

Do you hear the sound of marching
And the rustling of wings
Angelic host march with us
As commanded by the King

Every stronghold will be broken
All hell’s gates come crashing down
Exposed all the corruption
As our enemies are brought down

The night is at its darkest hour
Just before the dawn
Most painful are the labor pains
Before a child is born

Beautiful the sunrise
That heralds a new day
And peaceful is the mother
In whose arms her baby lay

Our trials last but a moment
In the passages of time
But our victory is forever
For we live in God divine

Don’t put on your old garments
Don’t wear your robes of fear
Don’t wear your robes of vengeance
Those robes have no place here

Stop wearing unforgiveness
Don’t wear your robes of grief
Don’t wear self-righteousness or scorn
Don’t put on unbelief

Don’t wear your memories of the past
Which cause you guilt and shame
Don’t wear the thoughts that bring you down
And cause you so much pain

Don’t wear your robes of prejudice
Don’t wear your robes of pride
Don’t wear your robes of lust and greed
Let bondage be denied

His blood removed these filthy robes
Through grace He set us free
And gave us robes of righteousness
To wear eternally

So why dig out the sin stained rags
When Jesus came to give
Abundant life and victory
A whole new way to live

Prepare yourselves, be ready
For the Master’s on His way
He’s coming to reward us
It will be a glorious day

We have clothed ourselves for battle
We have fought the enemy
In all the might and power
Of our King had victory

In sacrifice and fasting
We’ve made ready for our King
Purifying flesh and spirit
Our lives a fragrant offering

We’ve made a separation
From evil Babylon
There is no power of darkness
We’ve been afraid to trample on

We will hear the Master calling
We will see Him in the clouds
We will rise to meet Him in the air
Amidst our joyful shouts

The dead in Christ will hear Him
And precede us to the sky
We will feast at Heaven’s table
In the sweet by and by